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Simon Adams @simonadams.bsky.social · 12h

“If a torture-free trade treaty would spare even one person the horrors that we have experienced, it is worth any effort that doing so would require. World leaders can achieve this goal if they commit to it, and lives can be saved.” #TortureFreeTradeTreaty

Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 6d

Survivors of torture have spoken out: It is time to ban goods that have no purpose other than torture. Read the joint declaration from survivors, who write, “We unequivocally support a torture-free trade treaty.”
www.cvt.org/statements/j...

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Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 12h

“There was then no such thing as a one treatment fits all, nor is there now,” writes Dr. Rosa Garcia-Peltoniemi, former CVT senior consulting clinician. She was one of the very first clinicians to provide care to survivors at CVT in its earliest years. Read her story:
www.cvt.org/articles/fro...

From the Beginnings of CVT: A Personal Story

I began working at the Center for Victims of Torture shortly after getting a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota.

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Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 1d

It’s CVT’s 40th anniversary! Join us in celebrating our milestones and accomplishments from our beginnings back in 1985. Watch for information and details from our four decades of healing and hope.

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Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 6d

Survivors of torture have spoken out: It is time to ban goods that have no purpose other than torture. Read the joint declaration from survivors, who write, “We unequivocally support a torture-free trade treaty.”
www.cvt.org/statements/j...

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Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 7d

The lawsuit CVT joined took a huge blow Friday when the Supreme Court let the Trump administration withhold $4 billion in foreign aid which had been appropriated by Congress and was set to expire today. Even in the face of this setback, we continue to fight for our clients in every way we can.

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Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 8d

We must ban the trade of goods that have no use other than torture. It’s time for a torture-free trade treaty. Sign the petition: www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...

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Simon Adams @simonadams.bsky.social · 9d

One Million Syrians have returned home since the fall of Assad. They want to rebuild their country and recover from the trauma of atrocities, being refugees, and a decade of war. @CVT.org stands with them. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

1 million people have returned to Syria since fall of Assad, U.N. says

Displaced Syrians returning after 13 years of war are hopeful about their country — and wary of looming economic risks and instability.

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Simon Adams @simonadams.bsky.social · 9d

“Adherence to treaties has saved lives, upheld human dignity, and protected millions of people from persecution, torture and other human rights abuses.” @cvt.org joins the call for all UN Member States to uphold international treaties. www.icj.org/open-letter-...

Open Letter: Call for UN member states to uphold, preserve and strengthen international refugee, human rights and humanitarian treaties | ICJ

The ICJ has joined over 250 civil society organizations in the following open letter urging UN member states to uphold, preserve and strengthen i

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Tobi Raji @tobiaraji.bsky.social · 10d

One million Syrians have returned to the country since President Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December after a quarter century in power, @unhcr.org said last week.

Many come from neighboring Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, with a majority resettling in the capital, Damascus.

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Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 10d

The “people of Syria have hope and want to rebuild their country, and they want to rebuild the relationships between them,” said CVT’s Yusra Al-Kailani to @tobiaraji.bsky.social in @washingtonpost.com

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

1 million people have returned to Syria since fall of Assad, U.N. says

Displaced Syrians returning after 13 years of war are hopeful about their country — and wary of looming economic risks and instability.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 11d

Bad news as the Supreme Court lets Trump cut foreign aid. Scott Roehm, CVT director of global policy & advocacy, comments to @cnn.com: “The administration is abandoning torture victims to serve a naked political agenda, nothing more.”
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Supreme Court lets Trump withhold $4 billion in foreign aid approved by Congress | CNN Politics

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump to freeze $4 billion in foreign aid payments, handing the White House a significant victory in its monthslong quest to claw back spending tha...

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Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 13d

Rendering people to countries or prisons that use torture, including CECOT prison, is illegal. Transfers to torture by the Trump administration violate the principle of non-refoulement. These transfers are done out of cruelty and to instill fear and pain among immigrants in the U.S.

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Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 15d

“There’s a growing groundswell of support for an end to what’s happening in Gaza, to violations of international humanitarian law, to the deliberate starvation of the Palestinian people,” says @simonadams.bsky.social on global power dynamics as UNGA begins.
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Wars in Gaza and Ukraine on UNGA agenda amid shift in global power dynamics

YouTube video by CNA

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Mukwege Foundation @mukwegefoundation.org · 15d

📢 Are you a policymaker, survivor advocate or researcher in the field of gender-based violence and #crsv? Join these free expert webinar series organised by the consortium ARC for justice.

📅 25/9, 2/10, 9/10 & 16/10
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Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 15d

CVT is proud to partner in this new webinar series. Join us Thursdays for important conversations about bringing the voices of survivors into processes for justice. Thursday’s webinar: Survivor-Informed Policymaking for Justice Through Consultation, 9/25. georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Simon Adams @simonadams.bsky.social · 15d

In a time of conflict, creeping authoritarianism and atrocities in #Gaza and elsewhere, what can be achieved at #UNGA80 ? (My attempt to provide some answers here ⬇️📻) 🇺🇳 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

At the UN, steps toward Palestinian statehood - ABC listen

At the annual UN general assembly meeting in New York, the leaders of another nine nations have recognised Palestinian statehood.

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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 15d

📣It is time for a #TortureFreeTrade Treaty.

🪧Join us in demanding governments take action to regulate the trade in law enforcement equipment that is used for torture: www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...

#UnitedAgainstTorture #ProtectTheProtest

Regulate the trade in policing equipment now

Ask your government to back a global treaty to keep equipment like tear gas and pepper spray from getting into the hands of abusive police forces.

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Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 15d

The deliberate and alarming use of militarized tactics by the Trump administration against immigrants is intended to create fear and intimidation. It does not make America safer. It puts us all at risk.

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Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 19d

“What began as a small gesture became a binational celebration of solidarity, ensuring that every child, regardless of circumstance, walked into the classroom with dignity, hope, and joy.” A SAMU First Response project brought in 750+ items for kids
samufirstresponse.org/education/ba...

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Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 20d

Until 2025, for people seeking protection in the U.S. it took years, even decades. And this was for a tiny % of refugees. Yet it was possible, via the Refugee Admissions Program or applying for asylum at the border. Both processes have largely been shut down. There's no line to immigrate to U.S.

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Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 22d

When people say they're not against immigration, but people must come to the U.S. legally, they're thinking of a long-outdated concept. There were legal pathways to seek protection in the U.S., but those have largely been closed. They took years to complete - but they were legal.

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John Q. Barrett @johnqbarrett.bsky.social · 22d

Here's video of the Sept. 13 @rooseveltinstitute.org Four Freedoms Awards. What superb, inspiring recipients, and great remarks!

As a FDR Presidential Library trustee, I had the honor to help present the "Freedom from Fear" award to the Center for Victims of Torture, @cvt.org.

Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 23d

This weekend, at the 2025 Four Freedom Awards, we honored five people & organizations advancing democracy, dignity & justice: @teenvogue.com, @revdrjacquilewis.bsky.social, @middlechurch.bsky.social, @wck.org, @cvt.org.

ICYMI: 📽️ Watch the ceremony & learn more ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ-S...

2025 Four Freedoms Awards

YouTube video by The Roosevelt Institute

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Center for Victims of Torture @cvt.org · 22d

Thank you so much for this honor and for all you do for freedom and human rights.

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Simon Adams @simonadams.bsky.social · 22d

It was a great honor to share a stage with Javier Garcia, CEO of World Central Kitchen and other laureates at the @rooseveltinstitute.org’s 2025 Freedom Awards. WCK, @CVT.org @teenvogue.com and all the award winners show that a better world is possible.

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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 23d

This weekend, at the 2025 Four Freedom Awards, we honored five people & organizations advancing democracy, dignity & justice: @teenvogue.com, @revdrjacquilewis.bsky.social, @middlechurch.bsky.social, @wck.org, @cvt.org.

ICYMI: 📽️ Watch the ceremony & learn more ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ-S...

2025 Four Freedoms Awards

YouTube video by The Roosevelt Institute

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